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Jeremiah 12:2-4
Amplified Bible
Jeremiah 12:2-4
Amplified Bible
2
You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are [a]honored by their [hypocritical] lips
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
3
But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.
4
How long must the land mourn
And the grass of the countryside wither?
Because of the wickedness and hypocrisy of those who live in it,
The beasts and the birds are consumed and are swept away [by the drought],
Because men [mocking me] have said, “He will not [live long enough to] see [what happens at] our final end.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:2 Lit near their mouth.
Jeremiah 12:2-4
New International Version
Jeremiah 12:2-4
New International Version
2 You have planted(A) them, and they have taken root;
they grow and bear fruit.(B)
You are always on their lips
but far from their hearts.(C)
3 Yet you know me, Lord;
you see me and test(D) my thoughts about you.
Drag them off like sheep(E) to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!(F)
4 How long will the land lie parched(G)
and the grass in every field be withered?(H)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
the animals and birds have perished.(I)
Moreover, the people are saying,
“He will not see what happens to us.”
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